Saving progress pop-up won't close.

petertenthije

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I have a workbook that is used to calculate and save hourly productivity.
In this file there is a macro that saves the output using <save as>.

This macro has no problem saving the workbook. However, the pop-up box that shows the saving progress is not always closed. Therefor, the next time the report is run there are error messages saying the source file is already blocked. Unfortunately, this seems to be happening randomly. Sometimes the pop-up is closed, sometimes it is not.

I have disabled pop-up messages, but this one still comes through.

I build in a check to make sure that the file is not trying to overwrite a file that is already open on another computer.
* If the macro identifies the file does not exist, then it will save with the specified name.
* If the macro identifies the file already exists, and the file is in use, then it will save with a different name.
* If the macro identifies the file already exists, and the file is not in use, then it will remove the old version before saving.

The file being saved is not excessively large (never more then 100kb).

VBA Code:
Sub Save_morningshift()

    Dim Datum As String
    Datum = Format(Date, "dd/mm/yyyy")
    Tijd = Format(Time, "hhmm")
    Dim ws As Worksheet
    Set ws = ActiveSheet
    Shiftname= "Ochtend"


' Save file
    Savefile_Filename1 = "C:\Foldername\"
    Savefile_Filename2 = "Productiviteit " & Datum & "_" & Shiftname& ".xlsx"
    Savefile_Filename3 = "Productiviteit " & Datum & "_" & Tijd & "_" & Shiftname& ".xlsx"

    If Dir(Savefile_Filename1 & Savefile_Filename2) = "" Then
        ' File does not yet exist, it is possible to make a new file.
        Application.DisplayAlerts = False
        ActiveWorkbook.SaveAs Savefile_Filename1 & Savefile_Filename2
        Workbooks(Savefile_Filename2).Close SaveChanges:=False

    Else
        ' File exists, first check that the file is not blocked
        Set Readonly_check = Workbooks.Open(Savefile_Filename1 & Savefile_Filename2)
        If Readonly_check.ReadOnly Then
            ' File is blocked, save as a new file (Filename3) that includes the time.
                Readonly_check.Close
                Application.DisplayAlerts = False
                ActiveWorkbook.SaveAs Savefile_Filename1 & Savefile_Filename3
                Workbooks(Savefile_Filename3).Close SaveChanges:=False
        Else
            ' File is not blocked, remove existing file and save a new one
                Readonly_check.Close
                Kill Savefile_Filename1 & Savefile_Filename2
                Application.DisplayAlerts = False
                ActiveWorkbook.SaveAs Savefile_Filename1 & Savefile_Filename2
                Workbooks(Savefile_Filename2).Close SaveChanges:=False
        End If
    End If
End sub


I use Excel 2016 on Windows Server 2019
 

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